Buckle.



PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1908.

F. W. GOERDES.

BUCKLE. APPLICATION rm. JUNE 4,1907.

ave "for: Frederia? ifaaardas,

' comprises UNYEEU STATES Prt iiiilhi it hi itiltil FREDERICK W. GO ERDASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF 'lO OH ()NE-l-IALF TO FRXEND A. RUSS, OF GGOERDES,

ES, or

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ARLES H. W lrLlGI'll,

REENWiCI-i, Gt) NNXJUTIO U'I.

OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND

BUCKLE.

Specification. of Letters Patent. Application filed Junet, 19M.

' FREDERICK ,W.

siding at Newark, in the county of Essex and 5 State ot New Jersey, haveinvented new and useful improvements in Buckles,

of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates generally to an ini- -proveinent in buckles andparticularly to a suspender buckle adapted to securely hold the web endand permit adj web necessary in ad ust ng the the wearer.

ustinent of the suspenders to 'lhe main object of the present inventionis the production of in two parts adapted the parts being constructedcure the web end, and

adapted to elain the web after adj with relation to t to 'tirs W 1th theabove ob e tion consists in certain t which will he clearly described inthe accotnj panying specification, particularly to the which a suspenderl nickle made for coaction, one of to engage and seother part beingustinent the t.- part.

ct in view the invenletails of construction reference being had drawingsherewith, in

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the construction and buckle.the same.

use of my improved Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of Fig. 2-3 is arear perspective of the buekle detached. t Fig. 4 is a perspective ofthe clainpii is a perspective buckle. Fig. 6 is a p modified form ofsupporting plate.

ig plate of the buckle. 7

of the supporting plate of the Fig. 5

erspective view of a Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view showing thesuspendei' buckle with the modified supporting plate in use. Fig. 8 is aperspective view or":

another form of supporting plate.

deferring particularly to Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawings, wherein is shownthe preferred form of my invention ing plate sarily stamped from S1 thedesired ornamental the supporting plat blank of material of the apv andwidth, is formed 11 the opening the wid and extended downwar inyimproved buckle a supporting plate 1 and a clamp 2, both preferably butnot necesieet metal and given finish.

e formed of a single )ropriate length ie relatively uposed opening Belowear t dly to provide a bear- Eatented Sept. 1 1908.

Serial No. 377,214.

ing face 4, being offset innnediatdly below the bearing face to providean engaging seetion 5 extending in parallel relation with the plane ofthe bearing face 4. At the lower end the blank is turned upwardly intoparallel relation with the engaging face?) to form a second engagingface 6, the upper edge of which terminates approximately in aiineinentwith the upper edge of the face 5. The bearing face 6 is preferably cutin sinuous forms inte'rn'imliate its side edges to provide a series ofteeth 7. 'lhe sides S of the blank at the opening 3 are. preferablybentintermediate their ends to dispose the upper portion 9 of the supportingplate at an angle to the lower portion, the upper portion. .i of theplate including as will be evident the upper portion of the opening I").

'lhe elainping. plate compris s a single blank, the. relatively upperportion of which is bent downwardly at an angle to provide a clampingtongue .0, the remaining portion of the blank forming a handle plate ii.The free edge of the tongue 10 is formed with teeth or serrated at 12,and the respective side edges of the tongue are cut from the tongueproper and bent rearwardly upon themselves to provide bearings 13.

in use the bearings 13 are caused to engage the transverse portion ofthe supporting plate at the free edge of the inclined part U, with theclamping tongue 12 projecting toward the relatively lower edge wall ofthe opening 23. With the parts thus assembled the webbing 14 is passedthrough the opening 2% front the rear, with its edge projected downwardbetween the bearing portions 5 and 6 of the supporting plate, as clearlyshown in F ig. 2. Pressure then applied to the teeth 7 of the engagingportion (3, forcing said teeth toward the engaging portion 5 and intothe webbing, thus securing the webbing to the supporting plate. Thewebbing is then passed downwardly and through the tab receiving ring 15and upwardly over the outer surface of the. engaging portion 6 andthrough the opening 3 beneath the free edge of the clamping tongue. Withthe parts thus arranged the clainpingtongue may be caused to clamp thewebbing between the lower edge of the opening- 3, or more exactlybetween the webbing overlying said edge, and the free edge of thetongue,'in which po-' ously described.

sition the handle plate 11 will engage and bear against the webbingoverlying the engaging portion 6, thereby avoiding undesirableprojection of said plate. The clamping engagement of the tongue 10 maybe relieved by moving the handle plate outward, thereby swinging thetongue free 'of engagement with the web and permitting the desiredlongitudinal adjustment of the latter. \Vhile preferring that the freeedge of the tongue 10 be formed with the serrations 12, it is obviousthat such are not essential to the complete operation of the structure,as said free edge may be left plain, as shown in Fig. 3, and the partsadjusted to secure the desired clamping action through frictionalengagement alone.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a modified form of supporting plate 1 in whichthe blank is formed with an opening 16 to correspond with the opening 3in the referred form, the upper edge of the blank eing bent to form thesupport for the clamping plate as previinaterial cut from the blank informing the opening, or a portion thereof, is left integral with theblank at its lower edge, and is turned down into arallel spaced relationwith the lower portion of the blank to provide an engaging portion 17.In the use of this form of supporting plate, the webbing 14 is carriedup in rear of the blank over and downwardly beyond the engaging portion17, and upwardly between said engaging portion and the surface of theblank. Pressure is then applied to'the engaging portion 17 to force thesame toward the blank proper, thereby securing the web end in place,clearly shown in Fig. 7.

In Fig. 8 I have illustrated another form of supporting plate whereinthe blank is formed with the opening 18 corresponding to the opening 3in the preferred form, while the relatively lower portion of the blankis formed with an elongated web receiving opening 19. In the use of thisform of supporting plate the web terminal is passed through the opening19 and secured below the supporting In this form, however, theplate by atransverse line offstitching uniting said terminal to the web proper.

In both modified forms the clamping plate previously described ismounted and operates as in the preferred form.

By the construction described the buckle is particularly adapted for usewith suspenders as it provides a simple means for removably securing theweb terminal to the buckle and for conveniently and quickly clamping theweb in any desired adjusted relation to the buckle.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as newis:

The cornbinationwith a webbing, of a buc kle comprising a supportingplate having at its lower portion means for attaching thereto the freeend of the webbing, and provided with an upper transverse slot forming a100 the lower wall of the slot being substantially straight to form abearing for engagement of the secured end of the webbing, the upper partof said loop-being bent forward at an angle beyond the plane of theplate at a point between the upper and lower end walls of the slot, thewebbing being extended from its secured end through thet-slot and onopposite sides of the plate with its running portion in contact with thefront of the plate and extending upwardly and rearwardly through,

the slot, and a locking lever journaled upon the bent part of the loopand having a tongue to engage the running portion of the web, saidtongue being bent at an angle and adapted through its angulardisposition and the ar- Ilangement of the bent portion of the loop tobear upon the running portion of the webbing and bind the same againstthe underlying secured portion above said lower wall of the slot and ona line between the unbent lower portions of the side walls of the slot.

In testimony whereof, I a'llix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FREDERICK W. GOERDES. Witnesses:

CHARLES (J, OEUBEL, GEORGE Gorrimmrr.

